Department of Work Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2010 Apr 1;100 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S52-5. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.176511. Epub 2010 Feb 10.
Small, immigrant-owned businesses, such as auto repair shops and nail salons, often face barriers to environmental and occupational health compliance and may be a source of neighborhood pollution complaints. The Boston Public Health Commission established the Safe Shops Project to improve safety and environmental practices in such businesses using a community partnership model that incorporates enforcement inspection findings, worker training, technical assistance, and referral to health care and business resources. This integrated technical assistance approach has led to improved occupational health and environmental conditions, adoption of pollution prevention technologies, novel problem-solving, and dozens of health screenings and insurance referrals for workers and their neighbors.
小型的移民所有企业，如汽车修理店和美甲沙龙，往往面临环境和职业健康合规的障碍，并且可能是社区污染投诉的源头。波士顿公共卫生委员会建立了安全店铺项目，以使用社区合作模式改善这些企业的安全和环境实践，该模式结合了执法检查结果、工人培训、技术援助以及向医疗保健和商业资源的转介。这种综合技术援助方法已导致改善职业健康和环境状况，采用污染预防技术，新颖的解决问题方法，以及为工人及其邻居提供数十次健康筛查和保险转介。
